With the UCI Cyclocross World Cup series underway, Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert expected to join the fields in a few weeks, and the talk of cyclocross eventually becoming an Olympic sport, we thought it was time to present some background and…
The first race of a new cyclo-cross season always carries a big charge; we are seeing fresh legs, new ambitions, and the annual reminder that nothing quite replicates the chaos and energy of cold-weather racing. The 2025–26 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup began on November 23…
There’s a moment familiar to anyone who rides through winter: that creeping sense of monotony. The same routes, the same darkness, the same cold seeping through the seams of your overshoes. Winter can make even the most dedicated rider start fantasising about something (anything) different.…
Lucinda Brand (Baloise Glowi Lions) underscored her current dominance of women’s cyclocross by winning both weekend races, Saturday’s Superprestige Merksplas and Sunday’s X2O Trofee Hamme to make it three wins in a row, seven wins in nine races and, remarkably, 50 podium finishes in succession.…
